Civic Notes Flashcards
Congress lasts for a term of blank years
2
Who elects congress memebers
Constituents
Each term is divided into blank meetings called sessions
Two
How many members are In the house of representative
435
Representatives serve for blank years
Two
Blank reps are elected by each district
1
How many memebers of congress are there
100
How long do senators serve for
6
Blank has great power he or she leads house sessions and heads the majority party
Speaker of the house
Who is next in line after the Vice President
Speaker of the house
When the Vice President is absent the oldest of the blank party leads
Majority
The Vice President can only vote to
Break a tie
Blank are assistant leaders who help the floor leaders
Party whips
A permanent commitee deals with agriculture commerce and veteran affair
Standing commitee
Temporary commitee deals with special issues
Select commitee
Memebers of both houses meet to work on specific problems
Joint commitee
Blank decide who should be on which commitee
Party leaders
Blank decides when and if the commitee will meet and they decide what bills should be studied
Chairpersons
The blank can approve president Supreme Court meetings can override presidents veto and can impeach federal officials
Senate
Congresses assistants can be
Clerks and secretaries
Blank decides where federal money goes
Executive branch members
Blank bills deals with one person or place
Private bills
Blank bills appeals to the nation
Public
